noun · masculinefourth declension
trānscursus
trānscursus m (genitive trānscursūs)
Meaning
- running across
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trānscursus | trānscursūs |
| genitive | trānscursūs | trānscursuum |
| dative | trānscursuī | trānscursibus |
| accusative | trānscursum | trānscursūs |
| ablative | trānscursū | trānscursibus |
| vocative | trānscursus | trānscursūs |
transcursus, a, um, Part. of transcurro.
transcursus, ūs, m. transcurro (post-Aug.).
I. Lit., a running, darting, or flying through:
fulguris, a flash of lightning, Suet. Aug. 90: avibus maximis minimisque per aëra transcursus est, Sen. Q. N. 2, 7, 1.—II. Trop., of speech, a running through or over, a brief touching upon, cursory mention:
quanto omnia transcursu dicenda sint, Vell. 2, 55, 1: illud etiam in hoc transcursu dicendum est, id. 2, 99, 4; cf.: in hoc transcursu tam artati operis, id. 2, 86, 1; so, in transcursu, cursorily, by the way (cf. obiter), Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 39; 18, 13, 34, § 126; 19, 8, 44, § 154; Aug. in Psa. 57, 16.